Dehorning calves

Dot Cotton

Hi

Another calf question please!

Do you all use an anaesthetic before dehorning your calves? Calves about 3-4 weeks old. I know by law you are supposed to if the calf is over 2 weeks but do farmers actually do it? If so where do you get the anaesthetic & how do you give it? I have a dehorning crate but year's ago when we did have calves we never gave any. Very stressful for the poor calf.

Thanks!

Buford T. Justice XIX

Dot Cotton wrote: »

Hi

Another calf question please!

Do you all use an anaesthetic before dehorning your calves? Calves about 3-4 weeks old. I know by law you are supposed to if the calf is over 2 weeks but do farmers actually do it? If so where do you get the anaesthetic & how do you give it? I have a dehorning crate but year's ago when we did have calves we never gave any. Very stressful for the poor calf.

Thanks!

Any calf over 2 weeks of age will need an anesthetic before dehorning but calves under 2 weeks will benefit from it also.

The anesthetic will be prescribed by your vet in the quantity you need for the calves you are doing at the time.

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An injection of three day painkiller is ' nice' too.Your vet can show you where to inject.

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Thread closed as all necessary questions have been answered.

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